Infant and Toddler chp 4-7
Secure attachment - correct answer-A connection between infant and primary caregiver in
which the infant feels safe and responds warmly to the caregiver
Avoidant attachment - correct answer-One of the types of attachment between infants and
primary caregiver that is related to inconsistent and insensitive caregiver attention
Resistant attachment - correct answer-A form of connection between infant and caregiver in
which the infant simultaneously seeks and resists emotionally and physically connecting with
the caregiver .The term ambivalent can be used to describe the same types of attachment
behavior
Disoriented attachment - correct answer-A form of attachment between infant and caregiver
in which the infant has usually ben traumatized by severe or prolonged abandonment
Separation anxiety - correct answer-Fear exhibited at the loss of physical or emotional
connection with the primary caregivier
Attention - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; focusing sensory modalities
(visual, auditory) on a specific child.
Approval - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; feedback that a person is
accepted as he or she is
Attunement - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; feedback that is in tune with
or responsive to the behaviors or moods being currently displayed by the child
Zone of proximal development (ZPD) - correct answer-Vygotsky's term for a range of tasks
that a child is developmentally ready to learn
Respect - correct answer-A feeling of high regard for someone and a willingness to treat him
or her accordingly
Rights of children - correct answer-The belief that children do not just have needs for adults
to deal with but rather rights to appropriate care and education
Professional capital - correct answer-Assets that add to the long-term worth of each
professional and the education profession; comprised of human, social and decisional
capital
Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) - correct answer-Process of making educational
decisions about the well-being of young children basked on information or knowledge about
child development and learning the needs, interests and strengths of each individual child in
the group; and the social and cultural contexts in which the individual children live
Secure attachment - correct answer-A connection between infant and primary caregiver in
which the infant feels safe and responds warmly to the caregiver
Avoidant attachment - correct answer-One of the types of attachment between infants and
primary caregiver that is related to inconsistent and insensitive caregiver attention
Resistant attachment - correct answer-A form of connection between infant and caregiver in
which the infant simultaneously seeks and resists emotionally and physically connecting with
the caregiver .The term ambivalent can be used to describe the same types of attachment
behavior
Disoriented attachment - correct answer-A form of attachment between infant and caregiver
in which the infant has usually ben traumatized by severe or prolonged abandonment
Separation anxiety - correct answer-Fear exhibited at the loss of physical or emotional
connection with the primary caregivier
Attention - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; focusing sensory modalities
(visual, auditory) on a specific child.
Approval - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; feedback that a person is
accepted as he or she is
Attunement - correct answer-One of the three A's of child care; feedback that is in tune with
or responsive to the behaviors or moods being currently displayed by the child
Zone of proximal development (ZPD) - correct answer-Vygotsky's term for a range of tasks
that a child is developmentally ready to learn
Respect - correct answer-A feeling of high regard for someone and a willingness to treat him
or her accordingly
Rights of children - correct answer-The belief that children do not just have needs for adults
to deal with but rather rights to appropriate care and education
Professional capital - correct answer-Assets that add to the long-term worth of each
professional and the education profession; comprised of human, social and decisional
capital
Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) - correct answer-Process of making educational
decisions about the well-being of young children basked on information or knowledge about
child development and learning the needs, interests and strengths of each individual child in
the group; and the social and cultural contexts in which the individual children live
